1
: active bodily or mental strength or force
2
: active healthy well-balanced growth especially of plants
3
: intensity of action or effect : force
4
: effective legal status
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She defended her beliefs with great vigor.
she was picked to lead the volunteer group because of her vigor and enthusiasm
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Llewellyn King, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
By 2023, when Mr. DeSantis was Mr. Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, Ms. Wiles and her team were pursuing him with vigor.
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Allen plays with poise and vigor throughout, as do his mostly much younger bandmates.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The unpredictable, improvisatory vigor of these musical numbers is an artful illusion.
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Llewellyn King, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
By 2023, when Mr. DeSantis was Mr. Trump’s main rival for the Republican nomination, Ms. Wiles and her team were pursuing him with vigor.
—Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
Allen plays with poise and vigor throughout, as do his mostly much younger bandmates.
—George Varga, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
The unpredictable, improvisatory vigor of these musical numbers is an artful illusion.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Vigor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vigor. Accessed 26 Jan. 2025.
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vigor
noun
vig·or
ˈvig-ər 
1
: active strength or energy of body or mind
2
: active strength or force
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